Franklin, Jefferson and Paine English Test

What was Franklin’s autobigraphy about?

What was Franklin’s autobigraphy about?

He wants to be a better person and he lists virtues/what he needs to work on. He makes himself a daily schedule

What was Franklin’s hardest virtue?

Order - It takes a lot of time to be orderly

Did Franklin accomplish all his goals/virtues?

No but he was a better/happier person because he made some progress

Aphorisms

Short sayings with a message

If your head is wax, don’t walk in the sun

Don't put yourself in a position that will end badly

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them

one person in a bad mood can make others in a bad mood

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing

it’s important to make carful decisions in making friends

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee

if you maintain and put effort into something, it will pay you back

Early to be, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise

someone who starts their day early will have a successful life

Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead

people should be careful who they confide in because their secrets might not stay secrets

God helps them that help themselves

one needs to help themselves rather than praying for God to solve the problem

An open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse

A friend who is not carefully chosen can be worse than an enemy

Write injuries in dust, benefits marble

looking at the positive rather than the negative

Hunger is the best pickle

someone who’s really hungry will eat anything

Genius without education is like silver in the mine

A lack of education makes intelligent people less valuable

For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want a horse the rider is lost

seemingly unimportant acts can have bad consequences

Haste makes waste

rushing leads to mistakes

Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge

to get along with your neighbors but also keep your distance so that you can keep your privacy

He that lives upon hope will die fasting

if someone relies on , they won’t achieve their goal

Poor Richard’s Almanack

An annual publication, which Franklin published from 1732-57, contained infor, observations, and advice

Characters of Poor Richard’s Almanack

The chatty Richard Saunders (and his wife, bridget)

Richard Saunders

At first, a dull/foolish astronomer, then developed to thoughtful, pious, and humorous

Frugality

Being careful with money

I confess, that I do not entirely approve of this Constitution at present; but, Sir, I am not sure I shall never approve it

He is saying that he is not 100% happy with the Constitution, but maybe he will like it

Why should Ben Franklin approve the Constitution?

They need a government and no one can do any better

“Within these walls they were born, and here they shall die” What does they mean?

The errors in the constitution

Two points Franklin makes about the constitution:

It has to be well administered and approved unanimously

Logical/Reason Appeal

Declaration of Independence (Jefferson)

Emotional Appeal

Crisis (Paine)

Who wrote Speech in the Convention

Franklin

Repetition

restating an idea using the same words

Restatement

expressing the same idea in different words

Parallelism

repeating a grammatical structure

Antithesis

using strongly contrasting words, or images/ideas

Rhetorical question

asking questions with obvious answers

Thomas Paine charged words

tyranny, slavery, infidel

Charged words

produce a strong emotional response

Where does the government get its power?

From the people

Summer soldier/Sunshine patriot

Someone who only fights when there's nothing to do

Jefferson lists the reasons why they are breaking away from England:

He attacked ships and towns

Hired mercenaries to fight for them

Took Americans off ships to fight for them

Encouraged the Native Americans to fight

Purpose of the government

Is to ensure people rights

Unalienable Rights

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

How does Paine describe the King

common murderer, a highwayman, housebreaker

What is the main idea of the crisis

They should keep fighting for freedom